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I wonder if Admag and FreeAds have their Goa editions. They are not about event information, but are about all kinds of classifieds. The revenue model is very interesting: it does not cost anything to insert a small ad. (bigger ads cost), but it costs Rs. 8 or 10/- for a copy. These weekly mags are very popular and are one of the best sources to buy anything second-hand. regards, Samir Kelekar Bangalore ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > FN writes: >Secondly, and more importantly, this is yet another publication that has its model overwhelmingly dependent on advertising revenues. Nothing wrong in that, per se. But we already seem to have too many of these in Goa these days. So, generating reader-oriented quality information is no priority; earning advertiser rupees is the focus. Just the other day, a friend in the trade was mentioning how difficult it has become to earn advertising revenue. He claimed that some of the early players had "ruined the market". That apart, Goa's readers could benefit >from business models that rely on selling credible news and content, to
